Chapter 4: Transparency, Accountability, and Emerging Issues

Figure 14. Bar graph of annual road fatalities in Victoria from 1970 to 2004. Years are on the x-axis and fatalities are on the y-axis. The trend in fatalities is downward over the years. Approximate numbers of fatalities are as follows: 1,080 for 1970, 920 for 1971, 930 for 1972, 940 for 1973, 810 for 1974, 910 for 1975, 930 for 1976, 960 for 1977, 880 for 1978, 870 for 1979, 670 for 1980, 790 for 1981, 810 for 1982, 690 for 1983, 680 for 1984, 700 for 1985, 690 for 1986, 710 for 1987, 710 for 1988, 800 for 1989, 560 for 1990, 510 for 1991, 400 for 1992, 440 for 1993, 390 for 1994, 410 for 1995, 420 for 1996, 400 for 1997, 400 for 1998, 400 for 1999, 410 for 2000, 460 for 2001, 400 for 2002, 340 for 2003, 360 for 2004.